I have read the threads about towing a 3000 lb boat- not quite what I am considering

I know there is not a known answer to this question, exactly, but what is the most one should reasonably tow with the S2000? I am using the Chase Race hitch and have towed my Harbor Freight tire trailer all over without issue. Fully loaded, it is probably about 500 lbs of weight. Aside from slower acceleration, it tows at top speed just fine, and I hardly notice it back there, even under heavy braking.

I am considering upgrading to a small aluminum trailer that is bigger than the Harbor Freight trailer (they weigh 275 lbs or 320 lbs, depending on what length I go with). I would like to be able to tow a motorcycle, or two, for a long distance on the highway. My bike weighs about 460 lbs full of gas.

I am pretty sure I can get away with towing a single bike without issue (~800 lbs total). But what about two bikes (~1200 lbs total)? Am I nuts to even consider doing this? Would most of you insist on a brake controller at a minimum?

 

i dont understand

the diff is so fragile you cant even run the donut tire on the rear

im assuming its max tow isnt too stellar

 

Is this really necessary? To me you have one decision to make: Which toy? Motorcycle or roadster? If you can have both and tow then I guess it's okay but I wouldn't do it.

Again, doesn't seem necessary.

 

My owners manual clearly states "Your vehicle is not designed to tow a trailer; Attempting to do so can void your warranty."

 

Don't listen to the haters. I'm didn't and it hasn't been too bad for me. I've towed my bike on a pretty large utility trailer a few hundred miles. Just this weekend, I drove from Houston, TX to Charlotte, NC - over 1000 miles with the trailer loaded with a spare set of tires, a large utility box loaded full with tools, parts, jack, jackstands, gas, fluids - in the trunk a months worth of clothes, my camera gear, etc and it towed just fine.

Sure, the diff might give out - but the way I drive the car without the trailer, its bound to happen anyways - knock on wood.

For reference - this was the car this weekend



Got a little over 21 mpg the whole trip.

 

oh, i'm using the chase hitch as well. don't worry about the trailer weight as much as the tongue weight

 

AutoX trailers FTW!

 

This forum would be pretty dull if it only covered the necessary items. As it is, the fluids, insurance and other typical threads pop up all the time.

 

Guys I realize the owner's manual says not to tow. My car is a 2003 and has no warranty. MANY of us have been towing autocross tire trailers without issue for years. As I said, I have towed my tire trailer fully loaded at around 500 lbs and never had a problem. I have towed the thing ALL DAY LONG at 100 mph and really, you don't even notice it there unless you are accelerating, or braking VERY hard.

I will not have excessive tongue weight with a properly balanced setup, and I am not sure why people are concerned about the diff...? It isn't like I will be launching the car with the trailer attached.

aCab- that trailer you have is significantly larger than the Harbor Freight special that most of us are using. Do you happen to know what it weighs? I am looking at aluminum trailers about that size that are significantly lighter than the steel counterparts.

I have an SUV and it will be unusual that I tow the bikes with the car, but since I am purchasing a new trailer, I am trying to determine whether it would be an option at all to tow with the car as well. I would love to hear from people who are towing more weight than the usual tire trailer setup. If nobody is doing it, I probably don't want to be the guinea pig who winds up flipped over in the ditch with a motorcycle that is now destroyed.

Maybe I will try really loading up my current trailer with as much weight as I can, to see how it feels while towing.

 

Wow it can tow stuff? Lol, my owners manual says that it shouldn't exceed the weight of 400lbs in the car total. So If I'm a gigantic 200 lbs and my wife is 200lbs, I can't put anything in my trunk or the universe may implode. With such little in terms of weight, I figured it couldn't tow anything! Learn something new every day!